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"tgreene" <timg10590@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hornsby played with the Dead at the following shows:
> 6/25/88
> 9/24/88
> 7/12+13/89
> 12/10/89
> 7/10/90
> 9/15/90-3/23/92 (most of this timeframe--started to phase out in 1992
> after birth of his sons).
> 6/20/92
> 3/18/93
> 6/25+26/93
> 3/25/94
> 7/16+17/94
> 8/4/94
> 3/23/95
> 6/24+25/95
> After 1992, Bruce mainly played in Landover, DC, NC, and NY. It's
> interesting when you hear how he came out really strong especially
during
> the initial MSG 90 run. Listen to those shows and you'll learn more
about
> Bruce than anything. As Phil once said, any band that Bruce played in
was
> his band. This seems like an amazing thing to say especially when it
comes
> to an established band like the Grateful Dead but it was true. I think
> Bruce picked his spots thereafter and was not leading the charge as much
> as in the beginning. It was fun to see how he lifted the band's
enthusiasm
> at the beginning. I think Bruce got restless after a while but still
> enjoyed playing some great songs in some great places of the country. As
> much as the Dead were considered an improvisational band, I think Bruce
> was (and is) far more improvisational. The Dead were locked into their
> routine and didn't venture out so much. Bruce wanted to switch things
> around (open with space or songs traditionally played in the second set,
> etc.) and it was Garcia who wanted to keep things in the familiar
routine.
> Who would have thought.
> That's it.
Jerry was starting to fall apart by then. In McNally's book it says
Bruce actually took Jerry to task after some uninspired playing during
the 9/91 MSG run:
" 'I resent you coming to the gig and being there but not being there.
You're not bringing what you can to the show every night.' To which
Jerry replied, 'Well, you don't understand 25 years of burnout, man.'
Though the conversation was cathartic, and Garcia responded with a
little more energy in his playing, he was clearly still subpar."
Shows where Bruce sat in were often among the best played after 1992.
It did seem like a little change of pace and some fresh playing spurred
him on a bit.
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